The power to use and wield a sword in an unusual way or style. Variation of Enhanced Swordsmanship and Unconventional Activity. Opposite to Unconventional Shield Proficiency.
Also Called[]
- Self Taught/Trained Sword Proficiency
- Strange Sword Proficiency
- Unique Blade Skills
Capabilities[]
The user has the ability to use their sword in an unusual and unconventional way.
Applications[]
- Brawling Mastery
- Counter
- Cutting
- Deflection
- Defense Bypassing
- Dual Sword Proficiency
- Multi-Sword Proficiency
- Mixed Martial Arts Mastery
- Enhanced Precision
- Quick-Draw Mastery
- Impale
- Pressure/Precise Strike
- Severing
- Sword Throwing Mastery
Associations[]
- Combat Creation/Combat Calling
- Giant Sword Proficiency
- Solo Army
- Throwing Weapon Proficiency
- Reverse Grip Mastery
- Unconventional Activity
Limitations[]
- Certain users may find difficult against more skilled or conventional sword wielders.
- May depend on users' ingenuity.
Known Users[]
See Also: Confusion Fu.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Asta (Black Clover)
- Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach)
- Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
- Zangetsu/Hollow Ichigo (Bleach)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Nosferatu Zodd (Berserk)
- Inosuke Hashibira (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Genkishi (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
- Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)
- Dan Yuseong (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
- Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
- Azumi (Azumi)
- Victoria (Hero Killer)
- Jintae Yang (Hero Killer)
- Tou (Kingdom)
- Ri Shin (Kingdom)
- Ri Hyou (Kingdom)
- Kan Ki (Kingdom)
- Lee Jaha (Return of the Mad Demon)
- Mugen (Samurai Champloo)
- Killer B (Naruto)
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
- Hachi (One Piece)
- Inuyasha (InuYasha)
- Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer)
- Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
- Sung Suho (Solo Leveling: Ragnarök)
- Kirito (Sword Art Online)
- Various Samurai/Ronin (Vagabond)
Cartoons[]
- Finn the Human (Adventure Time)
Comics[]
- Katsuchi (Usagi Yojimbo)
- Miyamato Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo)
- Inazuma (Usagi Yojimbo)
Live TV[]
- Addams Family members (The Addams Family) via Sabre Mazurka
- Gomez Addams
Movies[]
- General Grievous (Star Wars)
Video Games[]
- Ventus (Kingdom Hearts)
- Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII))
Web Comics[]
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
Azumi's (Azumi) style of kendo focus completely on utilizing blurring speed, on the fly situational awareness, and assassination/ninjutsu based mindset.
Unlike most Shinigami/Soul Reapers, Ichigo Kurosaki's (Bleach) swordsmanship was honed and completely self-taught through sheer combat experience and deadly fights.
After looting an Asauchi Zanpakuto from a dead Shinigami, Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach) taught himself to fight and kill with it just by fighting for survival against the outlaws of the lawless Zaraki District...
...in preparation for Wandereich's second invasion, Kenpachi entered a death match against Unohana, to bypass all his limiters and awakened his true potential despite nearly dying by her Bankai Minazuki numerous times...
...by his adulthood, he became a Shinigami Captain without any formal training in the Shino Academy by simply killing the previous 11th division Captain with unpolished yet mighty swordsmanship...
The second-generation master of Rasen, Tou (Kingdom) is one of the greatest sword masters in the series with his strange but powerful form of unconventional swordsmanship.
The result of over thousand sparring matches, Ri Shin (Kingdom) is an extraordinarily self-taught master swordsman...
...with just a wooden sword, he took on an entire village of vicious killers as he fought them single-handedly...
...and by the time he joined the Qin Military, he was already capable of defeating far more experienced and trained military commanders...
...and later killed Rin Ko, a world class General famous for his dual wielding swordsmanship, in their final duel...
While only showing it through his various torture methods, Kan Ki (Kingdom) was an unpredictable master swordsman with his self-taught erratic sword style, having honed it from his years as a former bandit leader.
Na Ki (Kingdom) was a master swordsman with expert ability in swordplay and surprise attacks honed from his days as a bandit leader and outlaw.
Like Kan Ki and Na Ki, Rin Gyoku (Kingdom) honed his swordsmanship from his days as a bandit with expert ability in dual wielding swordplay...
Ostensibly developed by himself, Mugen's (Samurai Champloo) champuru kendo is based on breakdancing combined with highly unorthodox swordplay.
Roronoa Zoro (One Piece), creator and master of the Three-Sword Style in which he multi-wields three swords...
...and by sheer willpower he invented a spiritual swordsmanship, Kyutoryu, letting him seemingly attaining three heads and six arms...
Extremely skillful in swordsmanship, The Goblin Slayer's (Goblin Slayer) skills emphasize pragmatism, effectively improvising with any swords or blades he can get his hands on...
...swiftly slaying multiple goblins at once with masterful dexterity...
...aim at their vitals with stealthily precision like an assassin when ambushing them...
Comics[]
Trained by the nonconformist martial artist Katsuichi, Miyamoto Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo) is a master of his former teacher's unorthodox style of swordsmanship that defies the conventional techniques of the more mainstream kenjutsu.
Katsuichi (Usagi Yojimbo) rejected the orthodox fighting styles of kenjutsu and thus created a distinctive but unorthodox of almost unbeatable swordsmanship.
Said to be the most powerful swordswoman in the series, Inazuma's (Usagi Yojimbo) ability with a sword was almost all-natural talent, ...